GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |